John gibson



No. 60,714. I PATENTED JAN. 1, 1867.

J. GIBSON, JR.

STREET GAR HEATER.

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Leitcrs Patent No. 60,7l4, dated Ja-mtary 1, 1867. v v

STREET-GAR HEATER.

ToALL-{WHOM IT MAY CONCERN;

v Be.it known that I, J 01m GIBSON, Jr., of- Albany, in the county of Albany, and State of N ewfYork, have invented a new and improved Street-Car Heater; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a central longitudinal section-of a streetcar, showing the heating apparatus.

Figure 2 is an inverted view of a horizontal section, through the fire-grate. Figures 3 and 4 are detached views of thedraught doors and dampers, with pinch-screws connected. Similar letters of reference indicatelike parts. e

. The object of this invention is to warm. street cars,"which is accomplished by placingone or more stoves under the seat of a car, entirely out of the way of the feet of passengers, and conveying thesmoke under the flooring and up to the roof, where it escapes without giving any annoyance, after radiating its heat into the car in its passage through the pipe. It is a simple and economical arrangement, and is so constructed that it may be detached and laid aside in warm weather. The fueLwhich may be coal or wood, is introduced at-the terminus station of a line of street cars, and the ashesdischarged under the car, in nowi'seintcrfering with thepassengers.

The draught doors and damper in the pipe are heldin place firmly, when set at any' desired position, by means of pinch-screws, unafl'ected by the jolt'ing of vibration of the car- A represents an inside view of a street car, mounted on the wheels B B. A stove, G, of any suitable form and material, either cast or sheet iron, is fitted under the seat of the car, the gratea being placed beneath or near the flooring, over an ash-pan, b, which is arranged so that the ashes may be cleaned out or dumped outside of the car. The ash-pan b is provided with one or more sliding draughts or-doors, m m, which are secured bya 'pinch or set-screw, p, or other device, to prevent displacement from the jolting or vibration of thecar, as shown in figs 3 and 4. The stove may be constructed to have the fuel put in through a trap-door, c, in the seat'd d, asv represented,.or on the outside of the car, if desired. The stove-pipe e e passes under the seat, from the stove to one corner of the car, and thence up through the roof; or it may be made to pass below the flooring, to and 7 under the opposite seat, before rising to the roof. The pipe e is also to be properly protected with a. guard:- screen or perforated shield, f, and is also provided with a damper, n, held by a pinch-screw, p, or otherdevice,

to keep it in a fixed position, unafi'ected by the vibration of the car, as shown in figs. 3' and 4. A double sheath protect the passengers from an excess of heat by the direct radiation against their persons, 7

Having described the construction and application of my invention, what I claim 'asnew, and desiruto secure by Letters Patent, is-

ing or perforated screen, D, is placed under the seat infront' of the stove, and may also be placed over it, to

1. The stove O, arranged'tvithin the space between the seat and. the bottom of the car, A, and provided with the ash-bozo beneath it, substantially as herein set forth. I

2. The perforated protecting plate D, on the front side of the seat, at the point where the stove is'placed', substantially as and-for. the purpose specified.

3. The combination of the ash-pan b, draught doors m m,- and pinch-screw p, when arranged as herein shown and described and for the purpose specified. v

JOHN erases, Jn.

Witnesses:

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